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Nov. 2005Calorimeter Commissioning R. Teuscher 3 TileCal Phase 1 Work packages: Now – Feb ‘06 Services (WP 2) –Trigger cables, fibres, etc. installed on detector –Full cooling, etc. Front-end electronics (WP 4) –128 superdrawers –128 LVPS produced, installed & QC’d –Repairs to dead channels etc. Back-end electronics (WP 7) –ROD system readout for 2 partitions Connections verified, no fibres swapped –Module #  ROD fragment ID DSP in passthrough or simple calc. Racks completed (WP3) –HV supplies –200V LV supplies + AUX board + LV - CAN –ADC + HV CANbus –TTC Calibration (WP 13) –CIS, Cs, laser timing DCS (WP 11) –Monitoring LV, HV, temperature –Automated warnings Trigger (WP 6) –4 coincidence boards installed in USA15-Level 2 9U VME crate in reserved rack 4 final transition boards –LVL1-Calo patch panels –48 short cables from patch panels to coincidence boards –Trigger menu: Back-to-back: 48 SD –(12*2 top + 12*2 bottom) Single tower: 24 SD –12*2 on bottom Trigger / noise thresholds OK Monitoring for data quality –GNAM / online –Athena / HLT –Event display Offline analysis with Athena as now

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Nov. 2005 Calorimeter Commissioning R. Teuscher 1

Calorimeter Commissioning in 2006

2005 2006 2007 2008

1: Testbeam

2: Installation, Cosmic Ray Commissioning

3: Single beam

4: First LHC collisions

5: First Physics

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Nov. 2005 Calorimeter Commissioning R. Teuscher 2

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Nov. 2005 Calorimeter Commissioning R. Teuscher 3

TileCal Phase 1 Work packages: Now – Feb ‘06• Services (WP 2)

– Trigger cables, fibres, etc. installed on detector

– Full cooling, etc.• Front-end electronics (WP 4)

– 128 superdrawers– 128 LVPS produced, installed & QC’d– Repairs to dead channels etc.

• Back-end electronics (WP 7)– ROD system readout for 2 partitions

• Connections verified, no fibres swapped– Module # ROD fragment ID

• DSP in passthrough or simple calc.• Racks completed (WP3)

– HV supplies– 200V LV supplies + AUX board + LV -

CAN– ADC + HV CANbus– TTC

• Calibration (WP 13)– CIS, Cs, laser timing

• DCS (WP 11)– Monitoring LV, HV, temperature– Automated warnings

• Trigger (WP 6)– 4 coincidence boards installed in

USA15-Level 2• 9U VME crate in reserved rack• 4 final transition boards

– LVL1-Calo patch panels– 48 short cables from patch panels to

coincidence boards– Trigger menu:

• Back-to-back: 48 SD – (12*2 top + 12*2 bottom)

• Single tower: 24 SD– 12*2 on bottom

• Trigger / noise thresholds OK• Monitoring for data quality

– GNAM / online– Athena / HLT– Event display

• Offline analysis with Athena as now

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Nov. 2005 Calorimeter Commissioning R. Teuscher 4

TileCal commissioning schedule (ATLAS schedule 26Oct link ), start is delayed ~ 1 week

Sectors (Link to sectors assignments)

Fingers(16finge

rs/sector)

Trigger cable

installation by TC

SD repairs/tests with MobiDICK (previous MobiDICK results shown in GREEN MobiDAQ results shown in

BLUE)

Services Routing

(TC)+connection

s + LV

MobiDAQ / ROD Commissioning

  TILE TEAM 1 TILE TEAM 2   TILE

TEAM 3 TILE TEAM 4

Sectors LB# (A+C)

 (2 days / 16

fingers) To be done before Team 3 starts + new failures/repairs during Team 3 activity

TOTAL = 37 or (23+20)(~25%)

(3 days / 16 fingers) 

(Initial 6 days / 16 Fingers)

(Official 6 days / 16 Fingers;

after this there is no services

access)

Sector 5  13 – 20 8 – 9 Nov (Insert LBA15 + LBC15), LBA17, LBC16*(MobiDICK, MobiDAQ); LBC17

5 or (4+2)

10 – 14 Nov  

15 – 22 Nov 16 – 23 Jan

Sector 3  5 – 1222 – 23

Nov LBA05, LBC10*(MobiDICK, MobiDAQ), LBC12; LBC05

4 or (3+2)

24 – 28 Nov  29 Nov – 6 Dec 

Sector 7  21 – 2824 – 25

Nov  LBC23 129 Nov – 1

Dec 2 – 6 Dec 7 – 14 Dec 

Sector 9  29 – 36 3 – 4 Nov LBA34, LBA35*(MobiDICK, MobiDAQ), LBC36; 

3 or (3+1) 2 – 6 Dec

6 – 14 Dec 15– 21 Dec 

Sector 13  45 – 52 2 – 5 Dec

LBA45*(MobiDICK, MobiDAQ), LBA52*(MobiDICK, MobiDAQ), LBC47, LBC48, LBC49, LBC50, LBC51, LBC52; LBA48

9 or (8+3) 7 – 9 Dec 

15 – 22 Dec 6 – 13 Jan 

Sector 1  61 – 4 7 – 18 JanLBA61; LBA62, LBA64, LBA04, LBC61, LBC01

6 or (1+5) 19 – 23 Jan

24 – 31 Jan 1 – 7 Feb

Sector 15  53 – 60 19 – 20 Jan LBC55, LBC58; 2 24 – 25 Jan  26 – 31 Jan 

Sector 11  37 – 44 25 – 26 JanLBA40*(MobiDICK, MobiDAQ), LBC39; LBA37, LBA39, LBA42, LBA43, LBC44

7 or (2+6) 27 – 31 Jan

1 – 8 Feb 22 Feb – 1 Mar

TileCal teams working by sectors (8 phi sections) together with teams from LAr + Inner detector + muon system. Also Team 5 (offline data quality)

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Combined Calorimeter Milestones for 2006Date in ‘06 TileCal LArNow – Mar. Barrel Phase 1 Barrel Phase 1Jan. – Mar. EB Phase 1 Barrel coldApr. Phase 2: integration

+ Field MapPhase 2: integration+ Field Map

May - Dec Phase 2-3: Barrel cosmic runsJune Endcap C coldJul. – Dec Phase 2-3: Endcap C cosmic runsAug. Endcap A coldOct – Dec Phase 2-3: Endcap A cosmic runs

As in 2004, Expert weeks followed by stable running.Dates not written in stone, but provide milestones to judge our progress.

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36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

ID B

ID A

Pixe

l

ID C

36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

EO, side A

JF

VJ

Nov '06Apr '06Dec '05 Jan '06 Feb '06

Oct '06Apr '06 Jul '06May '06 Jun '06 Aug '06 Sep '06

Chi

mne

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Muon services

Jan '06Dec '05

Che

ck ra

ils

ID services along Barrel

Cable chains

Side C

Barrel

Side A

Sep '05 Nov '05

Feb '06 Mar '06Sep '05 Oct '05 Nov '05

Oct '05

Services 1st fix

Mar '06

JF

EO, side C

Apr '07

glob

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sts,

pum

p do

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& b

ake

out

VJ

Pixel connection and testing

VT

Glo

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VTVA

BMS

Rel

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of

jack

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HS arches

May '07

Full

mag

net t

est?

Feb '07 Mar '07Oct '06 Jan '07Dec '06

Muon Barrel C

JD

JD

Sole

noid

Endcap Calo ASmall

Wheel A

JF

HS arches preparation JF

LAr

JT

Big Wheel A, (TGC1)

Big Wheels A (MDT+TGC2+TGC3)

JN

Endcap Toroid AEndcap Toroid A

cooldown & testing

JT?

Barrel Calo testing and commissioning

LAr

May '07Nov '06 Jan '07 Apr '07Mar '07Feb '07Dec '06

Big Wheels C (MDT+TGC2+TGC3)Endcap Toroid C

Endcap Toroid C cooldown & testing

Small Wheel C

Barrel Toroid Coils 7-8

Muon brackets & rails

Platf. Remov.

ID services through Muons

Endcap cryo lines.

Barrel Calo services

Barrel Cryo lines

Barrel Toroid servicesBT testing &

commissioningPlatforms removal

Barrel Calorimeter

services, 1st fix on truck

Big Wheels C (TGC1)

JNEndcap Calorimeter C Services

1st fix

Jun '07

Chains

Endcap Cal. A services connection, test & commissioning

Muon Barrel A

Side A closed

Endcap Cal. C servicesFi

eld

map

ping

Endcap Cal. C testing & commissioning

VA

ID Barrel connection and testing IDC connection and

testing

Global Commissioning

Jun '07

ID A connection and testing

Aug '06 Sep '06Jul '06May '06 Jun '06

Full magnet test

ATLAS Installation Schedule Peter Jenni, ATLAS Overview Week, Paris, October 2005

Barrel cosmicsEndcaps

April ’07: Global ATLAS cosmic run

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Nov. 2005 Calorimeter Commissioning R. Teuscher 7

Reminder: Cosmic Trigger (WP 6.1) • 4 Chicago coincidence trigger board constructed

– (LAr also interested in building additional boards if needed for endcaps)– With 4 boards in hand: 4 * 12 = 48 superdrawers (8 towers / SD)– Connection now via transition board to temporary TileCal trigger cables in

USA15, Level -1 racks– Permanent rack location reserved in USA15 Level -2 racks next to LVL1-Calo

Patch panels– Need to construct intermediate cables from Patch panels (time + manpower)

• Also split LB + EB signals to 2 coincidence boards– Second set of 4 transition boards being constructed for outputs from LVL1-

Calo Patch panels / Receivers

Nature 14 July2005

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1. Back to back towers (barrel) 2. Single tower (exbarrel or barrel)

Two Trigger Modes

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Configuration for 4 Trigger boards24 SuperDrawer (SD) top x 24 SD bottom, Single-tower trigger

A B

CD

1

2

3

4)()()(

)(

DBCBDA

CA

A: 12 SD

B: 12 SD

D: 12 SD

C: 12 SD

FourCoinc.Boards

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LTP (Local Trigger Processor)• For final ATLAS CTP (Central Trigger Processor) chain to subdetectors• For cosmics: Chain TileCal trigger to LAr • Needs master / slave unit being designed for 2 partitions, ready early ‘06

LTP LTP LTP LTP

TTC partitions of Sub-system 1

LTP LTP LTP LTP

TTC partitions of Sub-system 2

P.Farthouat / T.Pauly

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Start Finished LAr DAQ needs TileCal DAQ needs

LAr Barrel Warm

01/01/06 28/02/06 1 + 1 partition19 ROS, 75 ROBIN, 1 Event Builder PC

ROS: 2x2 = 4ROBIN: 3x4 = 12

LAr Barrel Cold calib

01/03/06 30/04/06 same

LAr Barrel + Tiles cosmics

01/05/06 Up to 2007

same + LTP master/slave board

LAr ECC Warm

01/03/06 30/04/06 3 partition, 8 ROS, 31 ROBIN, 1 EB PC

ECC Cold 01/05/06 30/06/06 same

Barrel + ECC 01/07/06

ECA warm 01/05/06 30/06/06 3 partition, 8 ROS, 31 ROBIN, 1 ROS PC

ECA cold 01/08/06 30/09/06

Barrel + 2 EC 01/10/06 33 ROS*, 130 ROBIN ROS: 2x4 = 8ROBIN: 3x8 = 24

DAQ Milestones in 2006

* 50 ROS PC’s planned by TDAQ for January ’06 OK

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Discussion• Informal TileCal + LAr Meeting held at CERN

~month ago– TileCal: Phase 2 + 3 coordinators + subsystem

experts + …– LAr: Phase 3 Barrel + Endcap coordinators +

subsystem experts + PL + ...• Learned that external scintillators at IP are not

an attractive option for LAr– At most 2-3 weeks available in Fall ’06

• Outcome: LAr will produce a document to be reviewed by TileCal + Institute Board– See attached document + questions at end of this talk

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• First of all the clear goal of the barrel phase 3 commissioning is to demonstrate that the detector can operate in a stable mode during months.

• Full detector calibration– Demonstrate software calibration + db is working !– Will start in February 2006 (as soon as the barrel cryostat is cold)– Needs to be fully operational before cosmic muons run starts– Pedestal, Ramps, Calibration pulses + OFCs– COOL/POOL db integration– Monitoring + Bad cells at calibration level

• Bad physics signal shape– Define “bad” signals in Physics with seeking algorithms +

monitoring– Cross check calibration level results with results from the

installation, and cold commissioning in B180

LAr Goals for Cosmic Runs (1/2)(M. Aleksa)

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S()/N 7

Barrel middle compartment

Test-beam data

Muon signal in barrel EM calorimeterDue to Accordion geometry, muons are reconstructed in middle compartmentby summing two cells in .

Note : S/N ratio too small in strip and back compartments

central cell

With 10000 events, muon signal can be measured with ~ 0.3% precision

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LAr Endcap Dates (1/2)(E. Monnier)

Side C:1. Tile EBC assembly, 11/052. Lowering of ECC, 21/11/053. Completion of EBC mech. assembly, mid

01/064. ECC moved in, connection of services, full

access to Barrel and EBC, mid 02/065. ECC Warm test 03–04/06 (Coherent noise,

Daq)6. ECC Cold test 05-06/06 (Noise, Calib, Sig.

rec…)7. ECC + Barrel 07/06

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LAr Endcap Dates (2/2)(E. Monnier)

Side A:1. Tile EBA assembly, 01/062. Lowering of ECA, 02/063. Completion of EBA assembly, 03/064. ECA/C moved in, Solenoid field mapping,

04/065. Re-opening and full access for connection

of services, 05/066. ECA Warm test 05-06/067. ECA Cold test 08-09/068. ECA + Barrel + ECC 10/06

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ATLAS Commissioning View: Main steps up to spring cosmics

(G. Mornacchi + P. Perrodo – ATLAS Overview Week, Paris, October ‘05)

• Intermediate steps– Individual barrel calorimeter partitions

• Integration with DAQ (ROS system)• Event building and data recording• Individual DCS systems operational• Monitoring and analysis

– E.g. local (at P1) analysis of data from a run– Infrastructure for local analysis– Detector software for analysis

• Data bases: access• Surface proto-control room

– Combined calorimeters• Common trigger distribution (LTPs, CTP)• Common central DCS (e.g. alarms)• Surface proto-control room

• Combined barrel calorimeters, cosmic run (May 06)– Cosmic trigger– Analysis software

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ATLAS Commissioning Meetings(G. Mornacchi / P. Perrodo)

• Address Phase 2 issues

• Monday afternoons• Goals

– Single place where phase 2 issues are discussed

– Put different actors together, identify problems

– Define Phase 2 Work Packages

19/9/05 (TMB) ROS, trigger

26/09/05 DCS: CIC

10/10/05 DSS, interlocks

17/10/05 Data bases (?)

24/10/05(TMB) Proto control roomLocation and functionality

31/10/05 Detector requirements for R/O & monitoring

07/11/05 DAQ/ROS status

14/11/05 DAQ/EB options

21/11/05

28/11/05 (TMB)

05/12/05

12/12/05

19/12/05

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Integral to ATLAS Management Operation ModelPeriodic Cosmic Runs in Spring 2006Training of (proto-) Run Coordinators

(F. Gianotti)

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BACKUP

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• Amplitude inter-calibration in – Summing modules in

• Time inter-calibration– Energy/time rec. with OFC needs pulse vs 40 MHz clock phase– Cross-check relative timing of middle layer cell predicted at ~0.8 ns

(calibration pulses + cables lengths, systematics, t.o.f.)• The pulse versus 40MHz clock phase will be delivered by the TileCal time

reconstruction. We need an accuracy around 1.5ns.• This time phase (corrected for the time of flight of a muon from the IP) needs to

be independent on eta and phi (i.e. independent of the Tile trigger tower)– Intercalibration of the timing of different TileCal trigger towers is very important.– Will be checked with the data of the TileCal September expert week.

• LAr EM Positioning – ~ 0.025/8/12 in using strips– ~ 0.025/10 in with middle cells

• Study ‘high’ energy events (above ~2 GeV)• Extract drift time from 32 sample events

LAr Goals for Cosmic Runs (2/2)(M. Aleksa)

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• Amplitude inter-calibration in – Per cell: /N/290 MeV – Uniformity: /<E> ~ 0.5% with 40000 /cell– Group cells in (48) 1000 /cell

• Time inter-calibration– 100 /cell, can check physics timing at 0.6 ns

• LAr EM Positioning to be investigated• Events above ~2 GeV to be investigated• Drift time from 32 sample events to be

investigatedG3 results: projective 0.042±0.005 Hz, pseudo-projective 0.153±0.010 Hz

100 µ/cell 106 full days (29) with 1.0 GeV Tile threshold, =±0.1, =120.1

projective 0.027±0.004 Hz, pseudo-projective 0.098±0.008 Hz

165 full days (45) with 1.5 GeV Tile threshold (3840 top cells)

LAr Data taking(M. Aleksa)

• At least 100 days of data-taking necessary to obtain useful results• Our preferred trigger would be single-tower trigger (on bottom modules)• Then we could in principle take data with only 2 trigger board (sharing with EC possible)!

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Questions from LAr to TileCal1. Is it possible to trigger and read independently the Tile

barrel and extended barrel(s)?• Answer: Trigger: Yes, it is possible. A cable / splitter would be

needed to split the LB/EB signals from the LVL1-Calo patch panels to two separate Chicago transition modules. Readout: Yes. The ROD readout is grouped by TTC partitions, and LB/EB are separate partitions. Event building would be necessary.

2. It might be useful to trigger on the barrel in order to have projective muons in the LAr endcap.

• Answer: Could be difficult, required LB+EB to be in final position. During many periods in ’06 the EB’s are scheduled to be moved back and forth in z for muon big wheel installation etc. Some “quiet periods” should be checked.

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Questions from LAr to TileCal (cont.)

3. LAr plans to have 4 experts on call (Front End + cooling, Backend + Online, DCS + interlock, Monitoring + offline), can a similar effort be provided by the TileCal group over a long period while some work will have to be done on the extended barrels?

• Answer: Comments invited from all TileCal members + Institute Board

4. Should dedicated expert meetings / discussion start before the end of the year?

• Depends on positive answer from TileCal. Last dedicated meeting was very productive. Useful to coordinate with ATLAS weekly commissioning meetings.

• Question to LAr: Help with manufacture of 48 intermediate trigger cables + connectors in USA15 from LVL1-Calo Patch Panels to coincidence boards?

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Summary - Todo• Complete TileCal Phase 1 commissioning• Discuss Questions from LAr• Prepare reply• If positive, prepare plan with TileCal Work

Package Managers for status + needs for Spring 2006 cosmic ray run– Could be in form of short document– Include requirements for central services

• TDAQ, HLT, Central DCS, etc.

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ATLAS Experts• Build upon existing structures• Subdetector experts

– Commissioning Phase 2/3 coordinators – Front-end– ROD / DAQ / online tools– HV– DCS / interlock– HLT Monitoring

• Meeting last week with TileCal & HLT monitoring group– Offline software & database

• Central ATLAS systems– TDAQ– LTP (Local trigger processor)– Central DCS to collect warnings from subsystems– Basic Control room on surface– Network & Computing

• Run coordinators– Meetings

• Commissioning coordinators